Audi is the most sustainable company in Germany
German consumers have voted AUDI AG the most sustainable company: Audi tops the Sustainability Image Score 2014 (SIS) compiled by Facit Research, followed by BMW and Hipp. The Sustainability Image Score is calculated from a variety of indicators spanning ecological, economic and social sustainability. (August 21, 2014)
Audi Korea awarded “Best Automotive Brand” title
The Korean daily newspaper DongA Ilbo has voted Audi the “Best Automotive Brand”. The newspaper based its decision on the innovative marketing strategy and rapid sales growth of Audi Korea. (August 21, 2014)
Audi eKurzinfo wins Red Dot Award
Audi has received the Red Dot Award for the on-board literature app “Audi eKurzinfo”. The app came out on top in the Communication Design category. Audi eKurzinfo enables customers to call up information on how to operate their Audi on their smartphone, using augmented reality. The mobile phone uses its camera to identify controls in the car, depicts them in animated form on the display and explains them. (August 18, 2014)
J.D. Power: Audi is the number one for customer service in China
Audi again came out on top in China for its dealer and workshop service according to a customer poll conducted by the renowned market research institute J.D. Power Asia Pacific. In the 14th Customer Service Index (CSI) study compiled in 2014, Audi yet again achieved an above-average score in all categories of the service and aftersales survey. Audi also tops the Sales Satisfaction Index 2014 (SSI) published in June. This distinguishes the brand with the four rings as the double winner among the premium brand of the sales and service quality studies in the Chinese market for a fifth time in a row. The categories of the CSI‑ survey are service quality, service facility, vehicle pick-up, service advisor and process efficiency. J.D. Power interviewed around 17,000 new-car owners who bought their car between February 2012 and May 2013. The study was conducted in more than 45 cities in China. (August 1, 2014)
Five stars for Audi A6 in KoreaNCAP crash test
The South Korean crash test program KNCAP has awarded the current Audi A6 the maximum five stars (First Grade) for crash safety and pedestrian protection. That makes the Audi A6 one of the safest cars in its segment in the South Korean market. (July 31, 2014)
Audi wins connectivity award
Five first places for the four rings: That is the tally in the first‑ever reader poll of connectivity features conducted by auto motor und sport and CHIP, to which more than 42,500 readers responded. Audi emerged as best-in-class in the categories Navigation, Telephone Integration, Sound System, Entertainment/Multimedia and Connected Cars. Winning technologies were the Audi MMI Navigation plus, the Audi phone box, the Bang & Olufsen Sound System in the Audi S3 and the LTE wireless communication standard. In the Connected Cars category, the voters chose the new Audi TT* as the best-connected car. (July 24, 2014)
“Auto Express Award 2014”: victory for Audi A3 Cabriolet* and Audi A6 ultra
Audi scooped the honors in two categories of the British “Auto Express Award”: The Audi A3 Cabriolet 1.4 TFSI won the “Best Convertible” award, and the Audi A6 2.0 TDI ultra earned the accolade of “Best Executive Car”. (July 15, 2014)
2014 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron
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